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Posture While Sitting at the Office
Better posture means sitting at the office properly on an aligned pelvis. Before discussing how to improve sitting at the office, let’s first begin by talking about what we are sitting on. Your pelvis consists of several bones. You have your two large hip bones, or your ilium bones. The lower part of the iliums are your ischiums which are your sitting bones. The sacrum is an important bone, considered by past cultures as a “sacred” bone, hence the name. It is found where the base of your spine or vertebra meet the pelvis. Let’s not forget the coccyx, the tailbone. This is the affected anatomy of the pelvis, at least the bones anyway. Now let’s talk how we are putting our pelvis to use [...]
Stretching to help align a left looking pelvis
My pelvis is now more aligned. My stretching program has taken a few years but it has been fruitful. I have lengthened my back, and hold my shoulders at their appropriate and higher level. With the weight of my upper body lifted off of my pelvis, I am noticing real relief and ease in my movement. My walking is lighter, more graceful, and my gait smoother because I’ve adjusted the position of my pelvis. I feel much better. I use less emotions and am more practical these days. I am not trying to bring something to my life, with perhaps an unnecessary aggressive posture. Life comes to me. My body “language” is appropriate to my surrounding circumstances. I do not appear anxious nor awkward. My [...]
GERD – Diet – Good Posture
I notice there are quite a few views of my you tube video, “GERD is reduced simply by acquiring good posture and eating an apple before bed.” GERD of course is Gastroesophageal reflux disease. I won’t go deep into its symptoms or what it means. I’ll only say that it is usually a constant upset stomach and it can be very uncomfortable. There are many “so called” cures for Gastroesophageal reflux disease and I’ve tried quite a number of them. The only one that I found to be effective is gaining good posture and eating an apple before bed. I discovered this after years of trying other methods. One method that I thought had good possibilities to alleviate GERD was apple cider vinegar in pill [...]
Bad Back – How To Repair It
Do you suffer from a bad back? Is your bad back in need of repair? There has been a recent discovery in the way auto shops remove dents in cars today. It is called “paintless dent repair.” Auto body shops have found that applying heat, with a gentle tension, a dent will revert to its original formation before the accident. Also, this adjustment is so benign that even the paint will become as it once was. Quite an a amazing process. How does this relate to a bad back? How does this affect the muscles and bones that form the structure that underlay our posture and our appearance? The connection is very simple. The structure of our bones, muscles, and nerves combine to become strong, [...]
The male voice
In this article I am discussing the refinements made to one’s posture, one’s life. Of one of the last refinements considered, when enhancing posture, is that of the voice. Perhaps women can benefit from this discussion but this article is mainly for the benefit of men, young or old. Many men would like to improve the timbre of their voice. Even F.M. Alexander began his method to change his appearance because he was losing his voice during his stage performances. To fix this he would stand before mirrors, hours at a time, to position his head, neck, and chest so that his voice would sustain during his performances. He found that one’s posture had everything to do with the timbre and sustain of his voice. [...]
Inversion Therapy Table by Body Max
Inversion therapy tables help reduce pain. The one that I use regularly and recommend is the Body Max IT6000 Inversion Therapy Table. Product Features Inversion therapy table for elongating spine and relaxing back muscles Deluxe dual-pin adjustment system with height range of 4′ 8″ to 6′ 3″ Lower spring-loaded pull pin for easy ankle adjustments; 250-pound capacity Safety strap lets you control inverting angles; safety lock keeps table secure Folds up for easy storage and transport; U-shaped handrails Inversion therapy counteracts the forces of gravity on the body (particularly the back) by decompressing and elongating the spine. Not only can this relieve pressure on your spinal cord’s ligaments and nerve roots, but it can also relax the back muscles that support the vertebrae. And when [...]
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